Anyone with osteoarthritis

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I think I may have developed this. I've sore back, neck, wrists and knees. I'm just wondering how you got diagnosed or should I see a physio?

see your GP first, I had xray and bloods (in case it was RA)
I have it in my hip, sometimes the pain is awful, then vanishes for a few weeks. I take naproxen and see a physio to build up the muscles around the bone.
Good Luck

What makes you think it's osteoarthritis? I had similar symptoms after a pregnancy. Blood tests said it wasn't Rheumatoid Arthritis. When I asked my GP what it was then he said he didn't know, just to be thankful it wasn't RA

In fact, it was but it took several years to get a proper diagnosis. Have you any swollen hot joints, say on your hands? Are your knees hot? See your GP and get some bloods done. Be aware that active inflammatory arthritis sometimes comes back as negative. that's what happened with me, a number of times, before I was referred to a consultant Rheumatologist, who took a proper medical history and diagnosed inflammatory arthritis. The current treatments are brilliant by the way.
I hope you get this diagnosed